Vote for The News-Press Athlete of the Week for Sept. 4-9 presented by Babcock Ranch
Each week, The News-Press staff will select one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Lee County’s coaches during the week to sports@news-press.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
The poll will be posted at news-press.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Thursday each week.
Last week, ECS volleyball player Ashlyn Anderson came in first place with 48% of the vote.
The winner will be announced on the @newspresssports Instagram page and on Twitter at @nphssports. The winning athlete will receive a shirt courtesy of BSN Sports.
To vote in this week's poll scroll to the bottom of this article or CLICK HERE
Football offense
Justin White, South Fort Myers
White caught 8 passes for 120 yards and what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in the Wolfpack's 14-7 win against North Fort Myers on Friday.
Football defense
Victor Georges, East Lee County
Georges picked off two passes in the Jaguars' 33-7 win against Island Coast on Friday. He also had an 8-yard rushing touchdown on offense.
Boys cross country
Andrew Marino, Bishop Verot
Marino won the 13th Annual Hawks on the Hill Invite, finishing the race in 16:44.41 on Saturday.
Girls cross country
Mackenzie De Lisle, Bishop Verot
De Lisle finished in second at the 13th Annual Hawks on the Hill Invite, breaking 18 minutes and finishing the race in 17:52 for a new school record on Saturday.
Volleyball
Ashlee Tenkley, Fort Myers
Tenkley helped the Green Wave win two matches this week, posting 15 kills, 9 digs, and 2 aces in a win against Riverdale on Tuesday. She tallied 14 kills, 9 digs, and 3 blocks in the team's win against Bonita Springs on Thursday.
Boys swimming
Hayden Tedhams, Cape Coral
Tedhams was a double winning for the Seahawks, coming in first in the 200 free and the 500 free in a meet with Gateway on Tuesday.
Girls swimming
Lily Drons, Estero
Drons was the winner in the 200 free and the 100 back, and swam in a pair of relays won by the Wildcats, in a tri-meet with Bonita Springs and Ida Baker on Tuesday.
Boys golf
Hayden Palmer, Fort Myers
Hayden Palmer led the Green Wave past the Panthers after shooting a team-best 39 on Thursday.
Girls golf
Gia Serrano, Ida Baker
The Bulldogs were led by Gia Serrano, who shot a 48 in the team's win against Mariner at Coral Oaks Golf Course on Tuesday.
Boys bowling
Nair Alvarez, Lehigh
Alvarez bowled a perfect game for the Lightning, just the fourth in Lee County history, in their loss to the Vikings on Thursday.
Girls bowling
Paige Williams, Cape Coral
Williams rolled a 216 for Cape Coral in the Seahawks' win against North Fort Myers on Thursday.
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